Pochampally Ikat Silk-Cotton blouse piece by Govardhan from Pochampally (Andhra Pradesh). Customize it to a trendy design, worth including in your ethnic wear collection. Ikat, or Ikkat, is a dyeing technique used to pattern textiles that employs a resist dyeing process similar to tie-dye on either the warp or weft fibres prior to dyeing.How does the ikat fabric differ from other fabric?Ikat fabrics are woven by hand on narrow looms in a labor-intensive process. Thai ikats are generally 34” to 37” wide. Handwoven free of the chemical additives and stresses of power-loom production, are vastly different in appearance and feel from machine-made fabrics.

Slight difference in colour from the visible product image is possible. Read more.

Brand

A.G. Govardhan won the Padma Shree award in 2010 for Ikkat Handloom Weaving. Govardhan is a master weaver and national award winner, from Andhra Pradesh. Born in a family that has been into weaving for the last 75 years, Govardhan's métier is telia rumaal, a textile craft that earlier involved vegetable dye. Govardhan has been creating awareness about Ikkat by lectures and demonstrations nationally and internationally.

Register Account

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Password

We have made some major switch in our servers. If you're unable to login with your already registered email id, simply reset the password by clicking 'Forgot your password?' or create a new account. You shall receive a email to reset the password link. Still in trouble? drop a mail at helloji@itokri.com We are extreamly sorry for the trouble caused.